SIAYA COUNTY

The County Government of Siaya is moving to Institutionalize public participation through a comprehensive draft policy designed to shift citizen engagement from routine public meetings to a more structured system…

Siaya Deputy Governor CPA Dr William Oduol Denge has categorically dismissed reports that he intends to contest the Siaya Senate seat in the 2027 General Election, describing the claims as…

Siaya County has recorded a significant rise in family planning uptake, climbing from about 42 per cent to 62 per cent, as health officials renewed calls for greater access to…

Madiany Trading Centre in Rarieda Constituency is set for a major security facelift following the launch of construction of a Sh7 million police station, in a project that could also…

More than 2,000 traders at Aram Market in North Asembo have dug in against the payment of county levies, turning a dispute over revenue collection into a wider confrontation over…

Siaya County has intensified preparations for the anticipated October-November-December (OND) 2026 rains, with Governor James Orengo directing county departments and national government agencies to strengthen early-warning systems and coordinate measures…

Siaya County is stepping up efforts to strengthen the fishing sector and unlock the economic potential of Lake Victoria, with the county government placing fisher folk cooperatives at the centre…

President William Ruto’s development tour of Siaya on Tuesday offered something more revealing than the official speeches, project inspections and carefully choreographed political optics. Beneath the public spectacle was a…

The nurses’ revolt in Siaya has exposed a much bigger question than whether health workers should return to their wards. It has exposed the uncomfortable fault line between devolution, national…

President William Ruto’s visit to Siaya on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, is officially packaged as another leg of a development tour. But beneath the roads, bridges, stadiums and public projects…

Barely a month into office, Siaya County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance and Economic Planning, CPA Dan Ochieng Okoth, has signalled a potentially significant shift in the management of…

The reported ODM return of two MCAs has triggered fresh speculation about Governor Orengo’s succession plans, George Okode’s ambitions and the shifting loyalties ahead of 2027 Siaya’s political chessboard is…

First Lady Rachel Ruto has taken her grassroots women empowerment campaign to Siaya County, urging women to turn collective savings, table banking and entrepreneurship into sustainable pathways to economic independence.…

Today, we celebrate Elizabeth Ochogo, one of those remarkable members of the Siaya County Government family who have demonstrated that determination, commitment and a willingness to learn can carve out…

Engineer Nicolas Gumbo’s consultation with ODM grassroots leaders in Bondo may have appeared like another political meeting in the long march towards the 2027 General Election. But beneath the speeches,…

SIAYA, Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Siaya Senate aspirant Walter Ochieng Okelo was subjected to an hour-long political and intellectual grilling on Thursday night as members of the influential Siaya…

Siaya County has launched a renewed push to strengthen community health governance, emergency maternal and newborn care, referral systems and the management of essential medical commodities after a baseline assessment…

Engineer Nicolas Odero Gumbo hosted a transformative development and alignment forum at Lwak Comprehensive School in West Asembo Ward Rarieda Constituency that brought together one hundred self help groups with…

CPA Dan Ochieng Okoth has officially assumed office as Siaya County’s new CECM for Finance and Economic Planning, inheriting a docket under pressure to tighten fiscal discipline, clear pending bills…

Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode yesterday received the selection panel mandated to interview and identify suitable candidates for two key positions in the county administration — County Secretary and…

The County Government of Siaya has received a major governance boost after Transparency International recognized its Finance Act 2025 as the Most Comprehensive Finance Act 2025, praising the county’s efforts…

Walter Ochieng Okelo’s bid for the Siaya Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing political stories ahead of the 2027 General Election. For a man…

The unfolding contest over who should occupy Siaya County’s Finance and Economic Planning docket has produced a development that deserves more attention than the personalities involved. By dropping the names…

Questions over fairness and impartiality are likely to dominate today’s vetting of Siaya’s next Finance CECM, amid claims that members of the County Assembly are already rooting for Eric Abungu…

The County Government of Siaya has partnered with a consortium of non-governmental organisations and academic institutions to strengthen the financial, commercial and governance capacity of managers running rural water utilities…

Engineer Nicolas Gumbo, speaking at the funeral and burial service of Mr. Vitalis Ochieng’ Adida in Abom Village, North Sakwa Ward, did not offer empty condolences. He delivered a message…

Church leaders in Siaya County have sounded an urgent warning over the rising political temperatures in the country, calling on the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to take firm…

Stakeholder consultation is not a one time event but a continuing civic duty, especially when a major national project is being considered for a local community. The engagement between Siaya…

The battle between the Siaya County Assembly and Governor James Aggrey Orengo has entered a potentially decisive new phase, with the House digging in against the renomination of George Odhiambo…

Six Siaya power brokers sit down for a private Nairobi lunch as key political heavyweights stay away — and suddenly, the county’s 2027 succession battle looks very different It was…